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Friday 25 July 2008
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47 races were run across 8 meetings on 25 July 2008: Ascot, Chepstow, Newmarket, Thirsk, Vichy (FR), Wexford, Wolverhampton (AW) and York.

Ascot Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 5 · Biggest winner 7/2

Ascot racecourse statistics →

Chepstow Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 5 · Biggest winner 14/1

Chepstow racecourse statistics →

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Newmarket (July) racecourse statistics →

Thirsk Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 5 of 7 · Biggest winner 16/1

Thirsk racecourse statistics →

Vichy (FR) Good To Soft · Turf · 1 race · France

Outright favs won 0 of 1

Vichy racecourse statistics →

Wexford Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 3 of 7 · Biggest winner 14/1

Wexford (2005–2015) racecourse statistics →

Wolverhampton (AW) Standard · AW · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 14/1

Wolverhampton (AW) racecourse statistics →

York Good To Firm · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 11/1

York racecourse statistics →

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 47 races. A favourite here is the outright favourite at starting price — the shortest SP with no other horse at that price; joint favourites are counted separately.

  • Outright favourites19 of 42 won45.2% · 42 races had one
  • The long run34.2% winOutright favourites across every race in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026
  • £1 on every outright favouriteA profit of £5.16Staked £42.00, returned £47.16 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerSwingfire (USA) 16/1The 6:40 Drive Vauxhall Bury St Edmunds Nursery Handicap at Newmarket · one of 2 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites3 of 10 won30.0% · 5 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Ascot4561 of 2 won
Chepstow1561 of 2 won
Newmarket377—
Thirsk5781 of 2 won
Vichy (FR)011—
Wexford377—
Wolverhampton (AW)2460 of 4 won
York166—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. 1 winner has no stored starting price and cannot be ranked by price. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 25 July 2008?
47 races across 8 meetings were run on 25 July 2008: Ascot (6 races), Chepstow (6 races), Newmarket (7 races), Thirsk (8 races), Vichy (FR) (1 race), Wexford (7 races), Wolverhampton (AW) (6 races) and York (6 races). That is Ascot, Chepstow, Newmarket, Thirsk, Wolverhampton (AW) and York in Great Britain; Vichy (FR) in France; Wexford in Ireland. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.
What was the going at each meeting on 25 July 2008?
Ascot: Good To Firm (Turf); Chepstow: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Thirsk: Good To Firm (Turf); Vichy (FR): Good To Soft (Turf); Wexford: Good To Firm (Turf); Wolverhampton (AW): Standard (AW); York: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 25 July 2008?
Outright favourites won 19 of 42 on 25 July 2008 (45.2%); joint favourites won 3 of 10. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £42.00 and returned £47.16 — a profit of £5.16. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was Swingfire (USA) at 16/1 in the 6:40 Drive Vauxhall Bury St Edmunds Nursery Handicap at Newmarket (one of 2 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 25 July 2008?
The feature race was the 3:20 Transformers And Rectifiers Valiant Stakes (Fillies' Listed) (Listed) at Ascot, won by Baharah (USA) (15/8J).
What time was the first race on 25 July 2008?
The first race was the 1:30 Sky Bet Supporting Yorkshire Racing Festival Maiden at Thirsk; the last was the 8:55 betinternet.com Handicap at Chepstow.